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While culling through an online archive of old pulp sci-fi magazine covers, I found a bunch of designs that I really like. I love the corny sensationalism of all of these covers. Anything with Robots or Gorillas or Tough Heroes or Women in Distress is very, very cool to me.
I'm going to get one of them printed up on a t-shirt. But I can't decide which one! Say, let's have a contest here to help me pick the design for my first Zazzle t-shirt!
Take a look at the covers in this post and pick the one that's your favorite. In the comments section, below, say which cover you like and why! The one that gets the most votes will actually be made into a T-Shirt and worn by me!
Feel free to vote anonymously, if you want. (as long as you aren't being a jerkwad for no good reason.)
If you are reading this, you are invited to participate!
Comment as often as you want! Feel free to argue for your choices clear superiority!
Here are the covers!
(Click on them to see a giant sized version of them.)
#1 - SACRIFICE TO THE LUST QUEEN!
#2 - BLACK BAT'S CRUSADE
#3 - CAPTAIN FUTURE: WIZARD OF SCIENCE
#4 - THE LAST OF MRS. SATAN
#5 - RETURN OF THE WHISPERING GORILLA
#6 - POLAR PUNCH!
#7 - THE SHADOW MEN!
Pick your favorite and nominate it in the Comments section below!
I'll close the balloting on on Friday, Sept. 8th. A winner will be announced then!
I should be wearing the shirt, less than a month later!
Also, I've already decided to get THIS cover made into a shirt. It's my favorite comic cover of all time! How could I resist?!?
I can't wait to see what you guys pick! Vote early and often!
Cheers,
Mr.B
259 comments:
1 – 200 of 259 Newer› Newest»Got an email from my friend Becca voting for cover #2, THE BLACK BAT'S CRUSADE. She says that the knife is cool looking and she likes the danger of it.
So, vote tallied and added to the mix.
peek a boo.
catching up on you from afar-
um... and i pick #3.
cool lazer guns wins, hands down.
ZAP ZAP
I'm gonna go for #1. Mostly for the weird people - ape men, centurions, scantily clad woman, but also because of the hokey text.
-Chip
#4. Definitely. Mrs. Satan getting dangled by her hair by a skeleton dude in a tux? That's hot.
Hey folks,
Sorry for your comments not getting posted in a timely manner. I have Moderater Control over when comments get posted. And if I take a day off to be sick in bed at home, nothing gets posted. So, for you folks who were wondering, - What the eff? That's the deal.
My friend, Bran, who occasionally posts back here, has emailed me to vote for #1 - SACRIFICE TO THE LUST QUEEN! (great title, by the way. Which gentleman amongst us hasn't, at one time or another, been sacrificed to the Lust Queen?)
So, that makes our current total to be...
2 votes for SACRIFICE TO THE LUST QUEEN.
1 vote for THE BLACK BATS CRUSADE!
1 vote for CAPTAIN FUTURE: WIZARD OF SCIENCE.
1 vote for THE LAST OF MRS. SATAN. (another great cover.)
Again, the polls are open until Friday of next week. If you REALLY want to control what I wear, have a friend visit the blog and vote for your cover, anonymously. Or vote again, anonymously yourself. I'm not above some good old fashioned cheating here. Whichever design is selected, I win. I get a new swank ass t-shirt out of the mix.
Viva La Revolucion!
Cheers,
COB
PS. Someone has asked and I will promise to post a picture of me, in the new T-Shirt, when it arrives.
Okay, let me break it down for you:
#1 has odd colors for a t-shirt, and what is that, conquistadors fighting cro-magnon men?
#2 is okay, it just isn't as cool as #4
#3 is kinda boring
#4 is the BEST!!!
#5 well, don't you already plan to have a gorilla shirt?
#6 is again, boring
#7 just bugs me
You know you wanna get #4. It is clearly the best. Here is my vote for it.
Thank you for your vote, Mr./Mrs. Anonymous. I will add it to the pile.
Your observations were both astute and applicable.
Cheers,
Mr.B
Voting for #4 here. Imagine how great it will look with the black background and the red, yellow and green colors all popping out from it on your shirt. I wonder if Mrs. Satan has soft hair? It sure looks pretty, all gathered up in green skeleton man's tarsals. Do you think she lives in that hat?
Is #4 in the lead? 'Cause that's the one I'm voting for! #4!!!!
#7, you massive pussy.
Voting for #4. Again, or for the first time. Whichever. Just as long as my vote counts. That's all I really care about. #4. Yup. That's the one for which I wish to vote. Thank you.
Thanks to everyone who has voted in this silly little contest. The vote totals are as follows.
2 votes for SACRIFICE TO THE LUST QUEEN.
1 vote for THE BLACK BATS CRUSADE!
1 vote for CAPTAIN FUTURE: WIZARD OF SCIENCE.
5 vote for THE LAST OF MRS. SATAN.
1 vote for THE SHADOW MEN!
After today, you have 2 more days to vote!
Tell a friend!
Cheers,
Mr.B
#7, please!
I like #7
All of them suck, but seven sucks the least.
So, seven.
I agree with Mark. 7!
i like the number seven. I wrote a song about it.
7!
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Holy Smokes! This contest has just gotten VERY heated! In less than 3 minutes, we've had 6 different (or remarkably similar) votes for entry #7. (One of them made by the Robot King, himself!)
I've said, from the beginning that I actively encourage shenanigans, so I'm counting those votes! If you're someone pulling for "MRS.SATAN", you'll want to up your ante a little bit, to counter this startling new development.
The tote board, for those who are tracking this cuh-rayzee contest, is as follows...
2 votes for SACRIFICE TO THE LUST QUEEN.
1 vote for THE BLACK BATS CRUSADE!
1 vote for CAPTAIN FUTURE: WIZARD OF SCIENCE.
5 vote for THE LAST OF MRS. SATAN.
7 vote for THE SHADOW MEN!
WHO are these mysterious COMMENTATORS on this blog?
WHAT sway does THE ROBOT KING have over them?
And WHICH T-SHIRT design will be splattered across Mr.B's chest, when all is said and done?!?
Find out, tomorrow, when this RollerCoaster Ride of a Contest, comes to an end!
Cheers,
Mr.B
#7, or you die.
#7, por favor!
7, ce-vous plait!
#7, you haggis-eating git!
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S- Seriously, it's the best!
E- Every time it passed the test!
V- Very handsome as a shirt!
E- Every girl will want to flirt!
N- Now you know all the reasons, in every season, Seven is the one, to make tee-shirts fun! Seven, Seven, you're...
the...
best!
numbah seben, pwease!
THERE IS BUT ONE NUMBER TO CHOOSE, AND IT IS THE MOST HOLY OF NUMBERS. IT IS THE NUMBER OF THE DAYS OF THE WEEK. IT IS THE NUMBER OF REALMS OF HEAVEN. IT IS THE NUMBER OF THE VEILS OF ANGELS.
THAT NUMBER IS SEVEN.
ALSO, THE COVER FOR "THE SHADOW MEN" IS FRIKKIN' AWESOME!
Number seven blows. With like, chunks of carrots you don't even remember ever eating. Go #4!!!
You know, I don't even really care for #4. But since the tide seems to have been turning toward that stupid shadow cover, I'm voting for #4.
Ooooooh! Is this like a popularity contest? 'Cause I vote for Mrs. Satan!!!!!
Hey all. I AM Mrs. Satan. And I am the kewlest! I hereby vote for myself! And I'll be watching all of those who voted against me from Mr. B's chest! Muahahahahahaha!
Hey everyone! I am the wench on the cover of the Shadow Men book. I suck. I cast my vote for number four. Go Mrs. Satan!
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Here is another good reason to vote for #4 over #7. The name Talmage is cooler than A.E. Well, I think so, anyway. Go #4!!! You are the best!!! You will win!!!
Aside to Mr. B: Is this going like you thought it would?
Number four gets yet ANOTHER vote! Where will it end???
I love Mrs. Satan. I worship her every day. I will worship her IN PERSON if she resides on your chest. All other clothing is optional. Yes, it is another vote for Mrs. Satan, otherwise known here as number FOUR!!!
Aside to Mr/Mrs. Anonymous:
No, this isn't what I anticipated. It's better. I am enjoying this immensley. My Inbox overfloweth.
Please continue your crusade. (Secretly, I want #4 to win.)
Cheers,
Mr.B
Whoever keeps voting for that lame Shadow cover? I think you are making this WAY TOO IMPORTANT. Because you will lose. Number four will win!
Oooooh! What color will the Mrs. Satan t-shirt be, I wonder? Maybe black? Or yellow! That would be fabulous! Once again, here is a vote for number four!
Number four will make the best t-shirt EVER. Please help make my small dream become a reality. I am voting for Mrs. Satan, if you didn't guess...
While this little battle of wills wages on, I have temporarily turned off Comment Moderatorship. Please don't post under the name of anyone who might Google themselves and be lead back to this blog. But otherwise, carry on.
I'll do a final total of the votes at the end of the day. All this activity has been a real Lollapalooza, today!
I love it.
Cheers,
Mr.B
Number 4!!! You got another vote!
And another vote for #4! Go Mrs. Satan!
Are we winning now? Not yet? Well, every vote counts. This one goes to number four.
Seriously. Number four needs to win. Here is another vote for her.
My my, busy day.
Who knows what tomorrow will bring.
The adjusted totals are below...
2 votes for SACRIFICE TO THE LUST QUEEN.
1 vote for THE BLACK BATS CRUSADE!
1 vote for CAPTAIN FUTURE: WIZARD OF SCIENCE.
20 votes for THE LAST OF MRS. SATAN.
29 votes for THE SHADOW MEN!
It doesn't look good for THE BLACK BATS CRUSADE!
I have a feeling that it's going to be either #4 or #7. WHO can say how this will eventually shake out? Not I!
I'll be tuning in tomorrow to see the CLIMACTIC ENDING to the T-SHIRT CONTEST!
Cheers,
Mr.B
Some of us are wondering if you are casting all of these votes yourself, Mr. B. That in mind, WE vote for Mrs. Satan.
Number 4! Here is another vote!
How soon can you get this shirt made? Because Halloween is coming up, isn't it? Wouldn't #4 make a festive yet subtle nod to the upcoming holiday? That is so your style, Mr. B! Here is another vote for Mrs. Satan.
You're going to have to take it on faith that it's not me.
I think it is very safe to say, however, that it is most likely one person driving so hard for #7. I bet that with a little investigative research that you'll figure out who that person is.
The question that I'm wondering is... Will they single-handedly take control of this little contest and push their will through, just by repitition? Or are other people going to be compelled to fight back against him and push THEIR agenda through?!? That's what I want to see. How this all shakes out.
I'm closing the contest and the Comment section at 5pm (Chicago Time), tomorrow. I'll post the "winning" entry, immediately thereafter.
My sincere thanks to everyone who came out to play in this silly little blog entry. You're all glorious bastards, furiously dancing at the beat of your own drum, and I love you for it. (Even if I don't know who you are.)
Cheers,
Mr.B
What time do the polls close, anyway? Like midnight? Voting for number 4 here.
Investiga-wha? You realize you did just reveal that you think the #7 person is a male, don't you? No matter, if you are one person or a hundred (although I pray it is the former and not the latter - yes, I pray...sometimes I do...I DO!) you will not win! You will not! Mrs. Satan will win. Here is another vote for her!
Voting for #4. I feel discouraged. Maybe she won't win after all.
Mr. B, you must know who I am by now, right? I'm the person who will vote Mrs. Satan right onto your t-shirt. That's right.
I have heard that the bidding can get pretty vicious at the end on Ebay. I don't know if my poor heart can take much more of this. Casting a vote for #4 please.
Mrs. Satan is the best,
Needs to live on Mr. B's chest,
Number seven needs to die,
Stop voting for seven or I'll cry!
Long live democracy!
Another vote for Mrs. Satan!
Ever notice that some people spell the word "t-shirt" while others use "tee-shirt"? What is the point of those extra e's anyway? Anyone?
Voting for Mrs. Satan!
No matter what happens, Mr. B, I will always be glad you held this contest. I never believed that anyone's vote really mattered. Thanks.
Voting for Mrs. Satan. She really is the coolest for a tee-shirt. No offense, seven people.
What a terrific contest. I am voting for Mrs. Satan.
Cheers Mr. B!
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Good morning. I really want Mrs. Satan to win. But I feel forced into a childish battle of pasting and posting votes. That's not how I roll usually. I fear I may have lost some respect for the contest and its monitor. I don't wish it to appear that way, so I will now vote with original thought and intention. No more repetitive votes.
Please consider this one more vote for Mrs. Satan.
I love the skeleton guy on the Mrs. Satan cover. He's so green and thin. Look at the way that tux just hangs right off his bones.
One more vote for the Mrs. Satan cover please.
I agree with the last comment. The skeleton guy - is he supposed to BE satan? Maybe this is a picture of a domestic squabble.
This is a vote for the Last of Mrs. Satan.
Mrs. Satan also doesn't look very frightened. More like she's into it. More like antici - - - pation.
She's got style, that Mrs. Satan. That's why I shall cast a vote for her here.
Did you ever think about how a skeleton's lack of eyes and nose and lips makes him have a spooky expression? The large empty eye sockets actually make him look concerned, in my opinion. Like big puppy dog eyes. Maybe Mrs. Satan is his pet.
Please record another vote for the Mrs. Satan cover.
...and the empty nose socket looks like an upside down heart, doesn't it? Maybe his heart is broken. Poor skeleton man...
This vote goes to number 4.
The crisp whiteness in the tux shirt and bow tie do it for me. So classy.
Voting for Mrs. Satan here.
It looks like Mrs. Satan has on some kind of semi-visible skirt, doesn't it? Or maybe it is something else. I may be stupid. But there is always something else cool to look at every time I consider my vote.
Mrs. Satan is the best and should win the prize. Another vote for Mrs. Satan, if you will!
Maybe I should get a shirt made. For my very own. If I did, which shirt would I choose? I suppose that is a very different matter. For you Mr. B, I choose Mrs. Satan. A match made in, well, I guess cyberspace.
You know what I like the best? It's the title of the magazine, actually. The way the word "MYSTERY" is splashed across a black background. Eye catching, if you ask me. And since you did, in a way, I am writing it to you.
Please cast yet another vote for Mrs. Satan.
I wonder if the seven voter is making some kind of commute to work right now. Maybe at nine o'clock, he/she will begin casting dozens of votes again, making all the other votes invalid with the stroke of one key. I guess time will tell. In the meantime, this is a vote for Mrs. Satan. Thank you.
If we wait for nine o'clock, and the other team (or whatever) DOES start to flood the "ballot box" with opposition support, what can we do anyway? I say just vote with your heart.
I like Mrs. Satan, therefore she has my vote.
Let's take it for granted that Mr. B isn't doing all the voting himself. Although that could make for an interesting story. Kinda like "The Machinist". Anyone see that movie? Regardless, what if it is only ONE person (but not Mr. B) casting all the votes? Like fighting him/herself? And taking great pains to ensure that no one would believe the truth - that both sides are represented by one person? Weird.
This "person" votes for Mrs. Satan.
That last comment sounds like the beginning of a mystery story. In that spirit, I do declare I vote for Mrs. Satan.
All of this voting could be terribly annoying to Mr. B. Does anyone think he may regret encouraging this contest?
Number four gets another vote.
Nah. Caveat emptor. I suspect this was what he wanted all along, albeit there seems to be some regret that the Black Bat cover went by the wayside so early. That is an interesting cover too. Just more of a backup to number four, which receives my vote here.
Man, I have had a couple of the most perfect peaches this week. Seriously, is there a better piece of fruit than the sweetest, juciest peach? I think I'll eat nothing but peaches today. And coffee. Peaches and coffee. And vote for Mrs. Satan. Have a great day!
Yes, the Black Bat cover is pretty terrific. I like it. But not as much as I dislike the Shadow men cover. So I must vote for the only contender that has a chance. Mrs. Satan.
I think all the ladies in these covers look alike. Were they done by the same artist? Maybe there was a comic book cover model back in the day, like that Fabio spank who posed for all those trashy romance novel covers? Like a hundred of them or something. Nevertheless, I think the Black Bat is a little too busy for Mr. B's t-shirt. I hereby vote for Mrs. Satan.
Why are we still on the Black Bat? It is so over. There is no longer a point in bringing it up at all. It is now Mrs. Satan or bust. Go Mrs. S!!!
I am going to find out if one can induce a diabetic coma with peaches. What a way to go! Oh, and here is another vote for Mrs. Satan. I like that girl.
Should we be taking into consideration the quality of story INSIDE the comics themselves? What if the greatest covers have lousy stories?
Voting for Mrs. Satan here.
Peaches peaches peaches peaches peaches MRS. SATAN peaches peaches peaches peaches peaches...
This contest isn't about the STORIES. It is about the cover art. You're not going to open up Mr. B and find the actual story to read when he wears the shirt. So just vote for the art you wish to be made into Mr. B's shirt.
THis one goes to number four.
You guys think this contest is rigged? I mean, regardless of the outcome, Mr. B can get whatever he pleases on his shirt. He doesn't even need to GET a shirt. Please, Mr. B, don't let us down. We really and truly want for you to get the Mrs. Satan shirt.
I think the peaches guy DID go into a coma. Maybe we should call someone...
Oh well. Casting my vote for number four here.
Why would anyone go to the trouble of rigging their own contest? That makes zero sense. I'm almost sorry we agree on the cover. But not enough to change my vote.
Mrs. Satan, you will win.
Mrs. Satan, I drink gin.
Mrs. Satan, get on that shirt.
Or we will be extremely hurt.
There. I can rhyme too.
Did all of you get here through the MySpace thing? I don't even understand what we are all doing here. I'm supposed to vote for something about Satan, or Santa. Well, that's it. Count me in.
SHAVE YOUR HEADS FOR MRS. SATAN!
That way we will all know one another after this contest is over.
And i now vote for Mrs. Satan. Do you think she is divorced? Because I don't see a wedding ring.
The Last of Mrs. Satan. Like we'll never hear from her again if she doesn't get on this shirt. That's too terrible for words. Please don't let this be the last of her. We love her. Or like her as a friend. Or want her to win, anyway.
Voting for Mrs. Satan here.
I am not shaving my head for a lady that isn't even on a tee-shirt yet! I think this has gone a little too far now. But I still vote for Mrs. Satan. #4.
Is the shave your heads person the peaches person? I think you are. Why do you have to make this so hard to vote with you? I'm almost tempted to jump ship right now. But Mrs. Satan needs me. Here is another vote for number 4 please.
You know, if you rearrange the letters in Mrs. Satan, you get "Man's arts". What is that called when you rearrange the letters of something?
One vote for Man's arts, also known as Mrs. Satan.
Yellow is the color of my true love's hair.
Please put me down for number four. Mrs. Satan. Thanks.
I don't know what that rearranging thing is called either. But I think you should use all the letters of the whole title. THE LAST OF MRS. SATAN. I'm not good with that stuff. Just a suggestion. You do it. Right now, I'm just casting my vote for Mrs. S.
Man's arts. That is kinda dumb. Too bad I'm too lazy to work out the letters myself. It should be something cooler than that. Maybe Mrs. Satan is the coolest thing you can make out of those letters. That in itself is rewarding.
Voting for number four here.
#7, please!
#7, please!
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